The nomination period for the NHS Lanarkshire Staff Awards has now closed.

The awards team now have the mammoth task of examining over 300 nominations to identify which ones should progress to the next stage.

The awards will see staff from across NHS Lanarkshire being recognised for the inspirational work that they do.

Patients, visitors and staff have been busy nominating staff and volunteers from across the organisation for the care or service that they provide.

Winners of the awards will be announced in a ceremony due to be held on Wednesday 18 May 2016.

Susan Dunne, head of organisational development, said: “I am delighted with the number of nominations that we have received across all of the Staff Award categories.  It has also been great to see the number of staff groups covered.”

“All of the nominations have been excellent and our awards team are now working hard to identify which ones should be shortlisted for the ceremony.”

Calum Campbell, chief executive, said: “We have a lot of hard working and dedicated staff throughout Lanarkshire, who provide an exceptional standard of care and service on a daily basis.

“NHS staff are often present at some of the most challenging events in a person’s life and the care that they give in these times can make a lasting impression on a patient, their family and carers.

“The Staff Awards is an excellent opportunity for us all to appropriately acknowledge and recognise our dedicated staff and volunteers.”

The award categories are:

• Outstanding individual
• Outstanding team
• Outstanding care
• Outstanding volunteer
• Innovation in practice
• Service improvement